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Yakima milk-vetch  Astragalus reventiformis,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Yakima milk-vetch Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Spreading, with numerous stems 8–15 in. Leaves erect to spreading, with many oblong to linear leaflets. Leaflets to 1/2 in. long, covered with ash-colored rigid hairs beneath or on both sides. Flower stalks erect, about 8 in. tall, with a loose head 2–3 in. long, cream to white flowers. Calyx has black hairs. Seedpod oblong, without hairs. Grows in dry areas, sagebrush deserts, grassy hills, stony hilltops.

Similar species: Fabales
Species identified by morpheme
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By morpheme

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Uploaded May 1, 2016. Captured Apr 30, 2016 09:53 in Beacon Ridge Rd, Ellensburg, WA 98926, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 50mm